I got a late start, noon by the time I put in from under the highway bridge. The current is slack, low tide having passed less than an hour back, light south wind, temperature in the 50's and sunny.
4 gomers are messing with a huge catamaran and trailer at the boat launch. I cannot tell if they are coming or going, which makes 5 of us. A northeastern palooka - oversized, over middle age and perched on a too small motor scooter observes it all. I, with my usual efficiency, put in and skedaddle.
I find the Red Throated Loon right at the upper end of Nell's Channel.
For a change, I stay in the main channel following the edge of Nell's Island. There's no motorboats around, which usually keeps me in the marsh. I forgot how nice this side of the island is. If one keeps their eyes toward the east, there are no houses to be seen and it looks positively remote. The other side of the river is an entirely different story, however.
Near the bottom of Nell's Island, I pass a flock of Brandts with 2 Oyster Catchers hidden within. The Oyster Catchers actually blend in as the two bird species have similar coloring and patterns - except for the enormous bright orange bill of the Oyster Catcher.
I go a ways out past Milford Point, then return through Nell's Channel, after finding a couple more Oyster Catchers mixed in with another flock of Brandts on the point.
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